The Woman in the Case

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The Woman in the Case is a farce by George R. Sims (1847-1922)[1] and Leonard Merrick (1864-1939)[2].

The original text

Produced at the Court Theatre, London, in 1901 by Fred Kerr and H.T. Brickwell.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1910: Produced by Leonard Rayne and his company, as part of their repertoire of six plays, opening at the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, and then touring the various cities, including a performances at the Opera House, Cape Town, in April.

Sources

Country Life Illustrated, Volume 9, , 1901 (Hudson & Kearns): p.478[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robert_Sims

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Merrick

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.433

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